Table 1 Demographic characteristics at ICU admission.

From: Mortality prediction using a novel combination of biomarkers in the first day of sepsis in intensive care units

Characteristics

Survivor group (n = 49)

Non-survivor group (n = 17)

Total (n = 66)

P value

Age, median (IQR)

69 (54–82)

77 (63–84)

73 (55.8–82)

0.099

Range

26–97

50–97

26–97

 

Sex, male, n (%)

30 (61.2)

9 (52.9)

39 (59.1)

0.606

BMI, mean (SD)

24.5 (2.3)

23.8 (2.2)

24.4 (2.2)

0.766

MAP (mmHg), mean (SD)

82.5 (15.2)

86.9 (16.3)

83.6 (15.5)

0.311

Comorbidity

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

20 (40.8)

5 (29.4)

25 (37.9)

0.404

Hypertension, n (%)

25 (51.02)

11 (64.70)

36 (54.5)

0.329

Cardiovascular disease, n (%)

9 (18.4)

8 (47.1)

17 (25.8)

0.020*

Chronic renal failure, n (%)

17 (34.7)

7 (41.2)

24 (36.4)

0.632

Chronic lung disease, n (%)

6 (12.2)

3 (17.6)

9 (13.6)

1.0

Use of vasopressors, n (%)

6 (12.2)

3 (17.6)

9 (13.6)

0.881

Use of mechanical ventilation, n (%)

10 (20.4)

11 (64.7)

21 (31.8)

0.001*

Use of dialysis, n (%)

4 (8.2)

4 (23.5)

8 (12.1)

0.214

Sepsis etiology

Pneumonia, n (%)

32 (65.3)

14 (82.4)

46 (69.7)

0.312

Urinary tract infection, n (%)

20 (40.8)

3 (17.6)

23 (34.8)

1.152

Intra-abdominal infection, n (%)

9 (18.4)

3 (17.6)

12 (18.2)

1.0

Soft tissue infection, n (%)

3 (6.1)

0 (0)

3 (4.5)

0.563

Clinical scoring

SOFA, mean (SD)

6.2 (3.6)

9.9 (4.6)

7.2 (4.2)

0.001*

APACHE II score, mean (SD)

25.1 (8.8)

36.5 (7.6)

28.1 (9.9)

0.000*

GCS, mean (SD)

11.8 (4.4)

7.1 (4.2)

10.6 (4.8)

0.000*

PICCO parameters

GEDI (ml/m2), mean (SD)

764.7 (234.0)

779.5 (75.0)

770.6 (179.9)

0.890

ITBV (ml/m2), mean (SD)

914.5 (282.5)

915.0 (97.1)

914.7 (217.9)

0.997

Hospital stay (day), mean (SD)

12.1 (7.1)

9.5 (11.6)

11.4 (8.4)

0.392

  1. IQR range interquartile, BMI body mass index, MAP mean arterial pressure, SOFA sequential organ failure assessment, GCS Glasgow coma scale, APACHE II acute physiology and chronic health score II, PICCO Pulse-induced contour cardiac output, GEDI Global end-diastolic blood volume, ITBV Intrathoracic blood volume, ICU intensive care unit.
  2. *Indicates a significant value, P < 0.05.